I wanted to buy this receiver as a replacement of my 10 yr old Pioneer5.1 channel. Can I just use 5 speakers & the sub woofer that I already have ?
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I used my existing 7 speakers & woofer. You may wish to check that the speakers match this amp. The power or ohms, not sure which. The setup process checks for speakers. I reckon that will just do the right thing b
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Yes, you can even configure this for just 2 speakers, with or without a subwoofer. However, the Onkyos are plagued with problems. Check out the Yamaha, more expensive but more versatile and reliable.
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Yes. I currently use it as a 5.1 receiver. The other two speaker outputs can be toggled for 7.1 or as a separate powered 2.0 zone.
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Yes it can be setup as a 5.1, in fact when using the powered zone 2 feature the unit will not allow use on 2 of the "7.1" speakers thus making it run like a 5.1 system on the main speakers. That is how I have my current setup. I use the 5.1 speaker outputs in my living room for the home theater and use powered zone 2 to stream music to my 2 outdoor speakers on my patio. For more info see the manual on Onkyo's website us.onkyo.com.
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Yes. It can be used as a 5.1 and NO 2 channel stereo will not be lost because you can manually select what sound format you want from the menu of the receiver. The receiver also detects using AFD or Auto Format Detection modethe number of channels of audio coming from your source equipment.
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I would guess it depends on the type of receiver. My 5.1, which I recently replaced with a Sony 7.2, has a dedicated subwoofer port.
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I am not familiar with what you are currently using but I would think so. You can use two separate systems (amplifiers supporting two separate and distinctly different set ups) and go to the same speakers to listen to each sound system.......or into six other zones or speaker setups. The box is very high quality and performs perfectly for my application. Again, I power a Pioneer audio/video system for TV and accessory video stuff into a big surround system; then I share those speakers with a separate dedicated HI-FI system. If I could afford to put speakers in other rooms (zones), then the unit could drive up to six additional areas. Hope this helps.
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It is one transmitter and one receiver with outputs for two speakers. You might try contacting the manufacturer to see if the receiver is capable of handling more than two speakers, but they would be on the same two (right and left) channels respectively. This unit has worked very well for me with a 5.1 surround system with just two rear speakers.
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I am using a Pioneer 7-channel receiver whose model number is VSX 816 I bought 7 years ago. These Bose speakers run well with this receiver. If you want more bass, you can buy an additional sub woofer for perfect sound.
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You can use this player with your 5.1 receiver. You need to go into the player's audio setup menu and set the surround back channel to "None." The player will then only output to the 5.1 analogs (just leave the surround back analog connectors unused). This is what am doing.
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I cannot think of any reason why it would not work just fine. I am not proficient in sound numbers but my receiver is 100 watts per channel and have 4 of the 6 speakers pairs hooked up and it works just fine. No problems at all.
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Thanks for your question. Although the subwoofer is self powered, the five satellite speakers require an amplifier so you would need a receiver. Your computer sound card will not play them. This is a fantastic sounding system. World Wide Stereo is 35 years old and a very proud Boston Acoustics dealer.
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You have to either split one sub channel, or, preferably, use subs with line pass through capability. SVS SB13-Ultra comes to mind. This receiver sounds great. I returned a Denon x4000 and this is way better. It even sounds better than my Crown studio amps. And the room correction is way better than Audyssey Platinum's XT32 features.
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I would suggest a receiver that is close to a 1000 wt range. These speakers are great in a 5.1 or 7.1 system. Pioneer receivers are more expensivebut they are better in my opinion.
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The sub-woofer is wired separately, as are all the other components. Therefore, you can utilize all of the other speakers in the system to the extend your receiver has connections. The sub-woofer sound, though, when connected, is really rich in that nice bass. Hope this helps!
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It states 25 max per channel. Not really sure, but it helped me out a lot. Connected the subs to the radio instead of the EQ because I'd rather control the subs from the Pioneer deck instead. Overall, pretty good sound. Would probably sound better with 6x9 speakers. Best with speakers that can take punishment.
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Thanks for your question. You will require speaker wires to be run from your equipment rack to the rooms that you would like speakers in. If you hook up a 7 channel surround system, the remaining zones can be driven using separate amplifiers to run the additional zones. If you hook up a 5 channel surround system, the remaining speaker outputs may be reassigned for one of the other zones. Best thing might be to go to the manufacturer's site and download the full users manual to determine if this unit's features will work for you individual application. This is a fantastic sounding receiver. World Wide Stereo is 35 years old and a very proud Pioneer dealer.
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Yes although you will only get 5.1 instead of the possible 7.1 on ur receiver (2 ports would be unused unless u buy 2 extra speakers)
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this actually has 5 sets of speaker ins so you would just connect all 5 to a 5.1 receiver.
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Interesting scenario. The only I can think of is to split the connection since you probably only have one center channel speaker output on your receiver. The other thing you can do is use your rear center channel connection if your receiver has it.